What The HR!

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What the HR! is hosted by Mike Thul & Jessie Novey. The podcast provides insights, strategies, and anecdotes that explore how to build better businesses through modern people practices and approaches. Topics covered include Organizational Development, Employee Engagement, Listening Strategies, Succession Planning, Performance Management, Company Culture, Transformation, Talent and Leadership.

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Episode 66: The Radical Art...

01.02.2023

Brandi Olson believes that you shouldn’t have to choose between doing good, important work, and your own humanity. An expert in organizational design and agility, she teaches leaders how to solve problems and adapt fast with high-performing teams. Brandi is ...

What The HR! episodes:

01.02.2023 Episode 66: The Radical Art of Prioritizing Brandi Olson believes that you shouldn’t have to choose between doing good, important work, and your own humanity. An expert in organizational design and agility, she teaches leaders how to solve problems and adapt fast with high-performing teams. Brandi is ...
11.02.2022 Episode 65: Spotlyfe: Helping People and Organizations Combat Burnout. With a passion for building high growth organizations, Josh Schwede has been building and leading teams and strategies to support fast-growing, venture-backed companies in the talent and HR technology space for over two decades. His experience at brands like HireRight, ...
10.13.2022 Episode 64: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts with Steve Hunt Dr. Hunt’s work focuses on using technology to increase workforce agility and performance by improving employees’ capabilities experience, engagement, inclusion, and well-being. An internationally recognized industrial-organizational psychologist, he has helped create human resource solutions that have positively influenced millions of ...
09.30.2022 Episode 63: Quiet Quitting w/ Dr. Ben Granger Dr. Ben Granger joins the show to discuss Qualtrics' research on Quiet Quitting, and the impact it has on both companies and employees. Guest: Dr. Benjamin Granger: Chief Workplace Psychologist \| Head of EX Advisory Services @ Qualtrics linkedin.com/in/benjamin-granger-7147991b Hosts: ...
09.28.2022 Episode 62: Power of your potential: Gallup StrengthFinder Keri Bischoff joins the show to talk strengths. Keri is the founder and CEO at Keri Bischoff Consulting and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengthsTM coach. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Business Management and Organizational Behavior, and a Master of ...
09.26.2022 Episode 62: Power of your potential: Gallup StrengthFinder Keri Bischoff joins the show to talk strengths. Keri is the founder and CEO at Keri Bischoff Consulting and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengthsTM coach. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Business Management and Organizational Behavior, and a Master of ...
09.21.2022 Episode 61: HR Technology Conference Wrap Up In this episode I am joined by two HR Technology Consultants, Jeremy Ames and Shannon Klick. The HR Technology Conference recently wrapped up in Las Vegas and we break it down to share some insights from the week. Guests: Jeremy ...
09.17.2022 Episode 60: Designing a Purpose Filled Workspace Doug Shapiro is the VP of Research and Insight at OFS. He joins the show to discuss how to create workplace spaces that promote creativity. He has over 17 years of collaborating with world class designers on crafting products and ...
07.28.2022 Episode 59: Modern Child Care Benefits for Today’s Working Parent Brittney Barrett is an entrepreneur and marketing leader, with an expertise in go-to-market and growth strategies at early stage startups. She is currently a Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Kinside, the child care benefit for working parents. Kinside recently ...
07.11.2022 Episode 58: Help Employees Navigate Financial Decisions with LearnLux Rebecca Liebman is the founder of LearnLux, an award-winning workplace financial wellbeing program that blends digital education, interactive tools and access to unbiased Financial Advisors. Her company has raised funding from Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures and Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff. ...
06.20.2022 Episode 57: Psychological Safety in the Workplace Greg Johnson (he/him) is the Sr. Director of Human Resources, Talent & Strategy at Children’s Minnesota, and a member of the PRIDE employee resource group leadership team. Greg has been at Children’s Minnesota for over two years and leads the ...
06.13.2022 Episode 56: Are HR Vendors Bullies? Kimberly Carroll, Managing Partner at IA joins the show to discuss some of the “bullying” tactics that they observe between clients and technology providers, and potential solutions for healthier, long-term relationships. Guest: Kimberly Carroll: Managing Principal at IA linkedin.com/in/kimberlycarroll1 Hosts: ...
06.03.2022 Episode 55: Chasing Failure w/ Ryan Leak Ryan Leak is an author, speaker, executive coach, and podcaster. He’s known for two documentaries: The Surprise Wedding & Chasing Failure. Ryan is the son of a preacher man that grew up in the church with a marketplace passion. Today, ...
06.02.2022 Episode 54: Coaching is For Everyone Learning Journeys, The International Center of Coaching is recognized as one of the coaching industry's most invigorating coaching learning centers. We believe that your coaching education should be a journey into your own wisdom and creativity. Hosts: Mike Thul - ...
05.16.2022 Episode 53: ”Always On” Employee Listening Strategy Claire Schmidt is the founder and CEO of AllVoices, a platform that enables employees to anonymously report workplace issues directly to leadership. Before founding AllVoices, Claire served as Vice President of Technology and Innovation at 20th Century Fox. Previously, Claire ...
05.12.2022 Episode 52: Well-Being in the Workplace Nikki has a passion and gift for making well-being practices available and accessible to students of all levels. She holds a degree in Kinesiology, Movement Science, is a Certified Personal Trainer, ERYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and ...
05.05.2022 Episode 51: Financial Wellness in The Workplace w/ Pete the Planner Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner® is an award-winning financial expert. He’s a USA TODAY columnist, the author of ten books, and the CEO and Founder of Your Money Line. Pete is also the host of a popular radio show ...
04.15.2022 Episode 50: How to Prepare for Your Next Career Move Skywater Search Director Andrea Anderson has over 15 years in HR and Recruiting. During this episode we learn some tips and tricks on how to crush the interview process and land your dream job. She also gives us an inside ...
03.28.2022 Episode 49: Smart Growth: The S-Curve Of Learning Whitney Johnson joins the show to discuss her new book "Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company". Join us to dive deep into the S-Curve of Learning! Whitney is an innovation and disruption theorist and former ...
03.11.2022 Episode 48: Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life Joann is the author of two books about female business leaders. Her latest is Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life, published in February 2021. Her first popular leadership book, Earning It: Hard-Won lessons from Trailblazing Women at ...
02.21.2022 Episode 47: Creating a Better Parental Leave Experience Sue Campbell and Amy Beacom join the show to discuss parental leave and how to get it right. The U.S. is well behind other nations when it comes to this important benefit. Learn how to support employees during this exciting ...
02.03.2022 Episode 46: How Microsoft is Navigating the Great Reshuffle Lauren Gardner, CVP of Global Talent at Microsoft joins the show to discuss the Great Reshuffle and the future of hybrid work. Guest: Lauren Gardner: Corporate Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at Microsoft linkedin.com/in/lauren-gardner-940bb9 Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie ...
01.18.2022 Episode 45: The Enneagram Personality Test As a system thinker, Matt Schlegel has always been fascinated by teamdynamics and what makes some teams successful while others fail. He began studying the Enneagram in 2002 and started applying it in corporate settings in 2003. In 2004, he ...
01.05.2022 Episode 44: Leveraging the DiSC Personality Assessment Erich Kurschat (linkedin.com/in/erichkurschat) is the owner of Harmony Insights LLC (HarmonyInsights.com), a company that helps organizations and consultants leverage the DiSC personality assessment. He is also the founder of HRHotSeat (HRHotSeat.com), an inclusive mastermind community of real HR pros solving ...
11.11.2021 Episode 43: How to Create a Purpose Centered Culture Tristian Williams is one of the world’s rising experts on organizational health and leadership, his books and courses have been used to transform leaders and their organizations to help them create thriving work environments and high-performing teams. Download a Free ...
09.20.2021 Episode 42: Leading HR for a Professional Sports Team: Leah Pitzenberger(Minnesota Wild) Leah Pitzenberger joins us to talk about the internal transformation at the Minnesota Wild(NHL). Join us as she discusses the good and bad of leading the people strategy for a professional sports team Guest: Leah Pitzenberger linkedin.com/in/leahpitz Websites: https://www.nhl.com/wild Hosts: ...
09.13.2021 Episode 41: Inclusion is The Key to Success w/ Perrine Farque Perrine Farque is an author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and diversity expert who empowers leaders to leverage diversity as their competitive advantage. Nominated in the Top 50 Most Influential UK Tech Women, Perrine continues to be recognized for her contributions. Perrine ...
08.16.2021 Episode 40: HR Technology: How to Choose, Optimize and Maximize Your Investment on HR Solutions Nikki Broderick joins us to discuss how companies should choose, optimize and maximize their investment in HR technology solutions. Guest: Nikki Broderick linkedin.com/in/nikki-broderick-03111a1 Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] Twin Cities ...
06.28.2021 What the HR! 39 HR Insights and Predictions w/ Josh Bersin Josh Bersin joins the show to discuss current and future trends within HR. Topics include, Hybrid Work, HR Capability Project, Skills Taxonomy, Recruiting, and a lot more!! Guest: Josh Bersin linkedin.com/in/bersin Websites joshbersin.com (Company Website) joshbersin.com (Blog) bersinacademy.com (The Josh ...
06.25.2021 What the HR! 38 Being Effective in a Virtual Environment w/ Yess! CEO Sue Hawkes Sue Hawks joins us to talk about virtual work and how to make it more human and enjoyable. Tune in to hear some tips and tricks on making remote meetings meaningful, fun and effective. Guests: Sue Hawkes: CEO @ Yess! ...
06.08.2021 What the HR! 37 Total Rewards w/ Chipotle's Scott Scansen Scott Scansen is Senior Director of Total Rewards, overseeing all compensation, benefits and HR systems at Chipotle. As a key member of the People Experience Team, Scansen has been instrumental in bringing forth new and innovative benefits for the organization’s ...
05.19.2021 What the HR! 36 HR on Purpose w/Steve Browne Steve Browne is the Chief People Officer for LaRosa's, Inc. - a regional Pizzeria restaurant chain in Southwest Ohio with 11 locations and over 1,100 Team Members. He has authored two bestselling books on HR - HR on Purpose !! ...
05.17.2021 What the HR! 35 Building Your Brand on LinkedIn Dan Swift, Founder and CEO of Empire Selling joins us to discuss LinkedIn and how we can leverage it to build meaningful relationships and land more professional opportunities. Guests: Dan Swift: CEO, Empire Selling linkedin.com/in/danjswift empireselling.com Hosts: Mike Thul - ...
05.14.2021 What the HR! 34 The Future of Remote Work In this episode we are joined by Kaleem Clarkson, Chief Operating Officer of Blend Me, Inc. A remote employee experience consultancy that helps startups and small businesses onboard, engage and retain their remote teams. Guests: Kaleem Clarkson: COO @ Blend ...
04.27.2021 What the HR! 33 Building a Lifestyle Brand with Life Time's Jess Elmquist(CLO/EVP of HR) In this episode we are joined by Jess Elmquist, Chief Learning Officer and EVP of HR at Life Time(NOTE: Jess has recently retired 4/27/21). In this interview, Jess takes us inside the culture of Life Time, and how they transformed ...
04.12.2021 What the HR! 32 Assault Prevention w/ Chris Denton In this episode we are joined by Chris Denton of Not Me. She discusses how companies can and should provide education and training around assaults. In addition to discussing Not Me's training, Chris shares some practical steps anyone can take ...
04.07.2021 What the HR! 31 Creating a Data Driven Culture In this episode we are joined by Zach Day, Director of Custom Research and Analytics at MRA. Zach discusses how to build a data driven culture and how to use analytics to drive business decisions. Guests: Zach Day: Director, Custom ...
03.22.2021 What the HR! 30 Servant Leadership with Becky Estby Beck Estby joins us to discuss "Servant Leadership" and living a life with no regrets. Guests: Becky Estby linkedin.com/in/becky-estby https://next-monday.com/meet-your-coach-becky/ Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] Twin Cities Society For Human ...
03.01.2021 What the HR! 29 Mental Fitness w/ Executive Coach Carrie Cunnington Executive Coach Carrie Cunnington joins us to discuss mental fitness. During this episode, we walk through some of the mental exercises that Carrie does with her clients. Guests: Carrie Cunnington https://carriecunnington.com/ Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey ...
02.09.2021 What the HR! 28 Compliance Update: COVID-19 Vaccine Update #2 Compliance Update: Kevin Mosher joins us to provide an update on the COVID-19 Vaccine Guests: Kevin Mosher linkedin.com/in/kevin-mosher-71200a9 Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] Twin Cities Society For Human Resources: Recognized ...
02.04.2021 What the HR! 27 Compliance Update: Politics in the Workplace Compliance Update: Kevin speaks with us about politics in the workplace. Guests: Kevin Mosher linkedin.com/in/kevin-mosher-71200a9 Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] Twin Cities Society For Human Resources: Recognized as one of ...
12.22.2020 What the HR! 26 HR Trends & Insights with William Tincup William Tincup(President & Editor-at-Large, RecruitingDaily) joins us as we unpack 2020 and look forward to 2021. William is the President & Editor-at-Large of RecruitingDaily. At the intersection of HR and technology, he’s a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller & ...
12.18.2020 What the HR! 25 Compliance Update: COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees Compliance Update: Kevin speaks with us about the Covid-19 Vaccine and how employers should handle the rollout. Guests: Kevin Mosher linkedin.com/in/kevin-mosher-71200a9 Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] Twin Cities Society For ...
12.04.2020 What the HR! 24 Building an Employer Branding Strategy Nate Guggia leads brand marketing at Job Portraits, a creative studio that specializes in employer branding content. Based in the SF Bay Area, Job Portraits has special expertise writing for highly technical audiences in extremely competitive markets that helps startups ...
11.19.2020 What the HR! 23 Key Trends in Organizational Design: Ken Ferguson, CRO @ orgvue Ken Ferguson joins us to discuss how orgvue is helping companies leverage AI and Big Data to optimize organizational design. Guests: Ken Ferguson - linkedin.com/in/fergusonken Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] ...
11.11.2020 What the HR! 22 Building a Remote Culture w/ Deb LaMere: Datasite Deb LaMere, VP of HR @ Datasite joins us to discuss the pandemic and how Datasite has continued to build a strong culture with remote employees. Guests: Deb LaMere - linkedin.com/in/deb-lamere-1aab15b Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey ...
10.26.2020 What the HR! 21 Authentic Leadership with Julie Thiel, Schwans Company Julie Thiel joins us to discuss Authentic Leadership, and how Schwans Company needed it more than ever during the pandemic. Guests: Julie Thiel - linkedin.com/in/juliemthiel Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] ...
10.12.2020 What the HR! 20 - Mastering Employee Experience w/ Qualtrics' Ben Granger Dr. Benjamin Granger joins us to discuss Experience Management and the research that has been done to improve the listening techniques used in today's top companies. Guests: Benjamin Granger - linkedin.com/in/benjamin-granger-7147991b Qualtrics XM Institute - https://www.qualtrics.com/xm-institute/ Hosts: Mike Thul - ...
10.06.2020 What the HR! 19 - Building a Digital HR Strategy w/ Leapgen's Jason Averbook We are joined by Leapgen's CEO, Jason Averbook to discuss digital transformation. Guests: Jason Averbook - linkedin.com/in/jasonaverbook http://www.jasonaverbook.com/ https://www.leapgen.com/ Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Please email [email protected] Twin Cities Society For Human Resources: ...
10.02.2020 What the HR! 18 Creating Diverse & Inclusive Organizations with Cecilia Stanton Adams Cecilia Stanton Adams, Chief Diversity Officer at Allianz Life joins the show to discuss Diversity and Inclusion. Guests: Cecilia Stanton Adams - Chief Diversity Officer @ Allianz Life Hosts: Mike Thul - linkedin.com/in/thulmichael Jessie Novey - linkedin.com/in/jessienovey INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? ...

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What's What The HR! about?

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What The HR! episodes:

Episode 66: The Radical Art of Prioritizing

Episode 65: Spotlyfe: Helping People and Organizations Combat Burnout.

Episode 64: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts with Steve Hunt

Episode 63: Quiet Quitting w/ Dr. Ben Granger

Episode 62: Power of your potential: Gallup StrengthFinder

Episode 62: Power of your potential: Gallup StrengthFinder

Episode 61: HR Technology Conference Wrap Up

Episode 60: Designing a Purpose Filled Workspace

Episode 59: Modern Child Care Benefits for Today’s Working Parent

Episode 58: Help Employees Navigate Financial Decisions with LearnLux

Episode 57: Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Episode 56: Are HR Vendors Bullies?

Episode 55: Chasing Failure w/ Ryan Leak

Episode 54: Coaching is For Everyone

Episode 53: ”Always On” Employee Listening Strategy

Episode 52: Well-Being in the Workplace

Episode 51: Financial Wellness in The Workplace w/ Pete the Planner

Episode 50: How to Prepare for Your Next Career Move

Episode 49: Smart Growth: The S-Curve Of Learning

Episode 48: Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life

Episode 47: Creating a Better Parental Leave Experience

Episode 46: How Microsoft is Navigating the Great Reshuffle

Episode 45: The Enneagram Personality Test

Episode 44: Leveraging the DiSC Personality Assessment

Episode 43: How to Create a Purpose Centered Culture

Episode 42: Leading HR for a Professional Sports Team: Leah Pitzenberger(Minnesota Wild)

Episode 41: Inclusion is The Key to Success w/ Perrine Farque

Episode 40: HR Technology: How to Choose, Optimize and Maximize Your Investment on HR Solutions

What the HR! 39 HR Insights and Predictions w/ Josh Bersin

What the HR! 38 Being Effective in a Virtual Environment w/ Yess! CEO Sue Hawkes

What the HR! 37 Total Rewards w/ Chipotle's Scott Scansen

What the HR! 36 HR on Purpose w/Steve Browne

What the HR! 35 Building Your Brand on LinkedIn

What the HR! 34 The Future of Remote Work

What the HR! 33 Building a Lifestyle Brand with Life Time's Jess Elmquist(CLO/EVP of HR)

What the HR! 32 Assault Prevention w/ Chris Denton

What the HR! 31 Creating a Data Driven Culture

What the HR! 30 Servant Leadership with Becky Estby

What the HR! 29 Mental Fitness w/ Executive Coach Carrie Cunnington

What the HR! 28 Compliance Update: COVID-19 Vaccine Update #2

What the HR! 27 Compliance Update: Politics in the Workplace

What the HR! 26 HR Trends & Insights with William Tincup

What the HR! 25 Compliance Update: COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees

What the HR! 24 Building an Employer Branding Strategy

What the HR! 23 Key Trends in Organizational Design: Ken Ferguson, CRO @ orgvue

What the HR! 22 Building a Remote Culture w/ Deb LaMere: Datasite

What the HR! 21 Authentic Leadership with Julie Thiel, Schwans Company

What the HR! 20 - Mastering Employee Experience w/ Qualtrics' Ben Granger

What the HR! 19 - Building a Digital HR Strategy w/ Leapgen's Jason Averbook

What the HR! 18 Creating Diverse & Inclusive Organizations with Cecilia Stanton Adams